Young Mens Christian Association of Greater New York
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SEE SCHEDULE O
- Income
- $241.4 million
- Spending
- $215.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- -3.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 56%
- Employees
- 4,651
- Volunteers
- 1,100
- Highest pay
- $2.1 million, president/ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 55 out of 100. Higher than 46% of charities in its peer group (human services, over $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 38% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 11% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 23% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 29% of charities in its peer group (human services, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2542 of 42 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $79.6 million spent. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT (SEE SCHEDULE O)
- $63.1 million spent. HEALTHY LIVING (SEE SCHEDULE O)
- $42.5 million spent. SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (SEE SCHEDULE O)
- THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AND PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES A. THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER NEW YORK, A NEW YORK NOT-FOR-PROFIT 501(C)(3) CORPORATION, IS A COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1852 FOR ALL NEW YORKERS TO EMPOWER YOUTH, IMPROVE HEALTH AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY. THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER NEW YORK IS REFERRED TO HEREIN AS THE "YMCA OF GREATER NEW YORKTHE "YMCA OF GNY". SERVING APPROXIMATELY 400,000 NEW YORKERS EACH YEAR, THE YMCA OF GREATER NEW YORK IS ONE OF NEW YORK CITY'S LEADING SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. WE FOCUS ON KEY SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND MAXIMIZING THE POTENTIAL OF INDIVIDUALS, RESULTING IN HEALTHIER OUTCOMES AND GREATER ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL MOBILITY FOR ALL WE SERVE. BY IDENTIFYING AND MITIGATING ROOT CAUSES THAT LEAD TO DISPARITIES IN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, WE SEEK TO ACHIEVE GREATER QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL YMCA MEMBERS AND PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. OUR INTERVENTIONS AND EXPERTISE AREAS INCLUDE PREVENTATIVE HEALTH WITH SPECIAL PROGRAMS DESIGNED FOR SENIORS AND ACTIVE OLDER ADULTS; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND COLLEGE ACCESS; JOB READINESS AND SOCIAL COHESION. WHAT SETS THE Y APART IS NOT WHAT WE DO, BUT HOW WE DO IT. FOR OVER 172 YEARS, WE HAVE TRULY BEEN PART OF AND PARTNER TO NEW YORK CITY, COLLABORATING WITH CITY AGENCIES, CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS, AND LOCAL BUSINESSES TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS. OUR EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ENGAGEMENT GUIDES OUR EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE EQUITY FOR ALL NEW YORKERS, AND OUR TEAM OF FORWARD-LOOKING PROFESSIONALS ARE INDUSTRY LEADERS WHO STRIVE FOR INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS. GUIDED BY OUR UNIQUE SERVICE MODEL OF DEEPLY INTEGRATING WITHIN NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS ALL FIVE BOROUGHS, WE ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF UNDERSTANDING THE NEEDS OF LOCAL RESIDENTS AND DELIVERING LIFE-CHANGING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. UNDER OUR HUB AND SPOKE STRUCTURE, WE ARE UNMATCHED IN SCALE AND REACH. WE OPERATE A NETWORK OF 24 BRANCHES CITYWIDE THAT SERVE AS BOTH HEALTH FACILITIES AND COMMUNITY ANCHORS, ALL CONNECTED WITH A CONTINUOUS EXCHANGE OF LEARNINGS THAT LEAD TO NEW STRATEGIES. ALSO INCLUDED IN OUR NETWORK ARE: TWO COUNSELING CENTERS FOR ADDICTION REHABILITATION; SEVEN RESIDENTIAL BRANCHES FOR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, INCLUSIONARY HOUSING AND GUEST ROOMS; OUR NEW AMERICANS INITIATIVE THAT PROVIDES ESSENTIAL IMMIGRATION SERVICES; AND OVER 50 AFTER-SCHOOL OFFSITES, OFFERING ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT FOR STUDENTS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL. CORE TO OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION, WE PROUDLY IMPACT THE LIVES OF A HIGHLY DIVERSE BASE OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. MORE THAN 70% OF THE YOUTH WE SERVE COME FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AND OVER 60% OF OUR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS IDENTIFY AS UNDER-REPRESENTED MINORITIES. FOR DECADES, WE HAVE SOUGHT TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITIES THAT ARE LARGELY UNDER-RESOURCED. AS SUCH, THE Y PURPOSEFULLY INVESTS IN DISTRESSED AREAS TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTIONS TOWARDS UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS. AS A HIGHLY TRUSTED BRAND, BOTH GLOBAL AND LOCALLY, WE TAKE SERIOUSLY OUR ABILITY TO DELIVER TRANSFORMATIONAL IMPACT. THE YMCA OF GREATER NEW YORK IS IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO INNOVATE AND SHIFT THE PARADIGM ON PLACE-BASED SOCIAL SERVICE INTERVENTIONS THAT LEAD TO HEALTHIER YOUTH AND FAMILIES AND STRONGER COMMUNITIES ACROSS NEW YORK CITY. B. PROGRAM SERVICES EXPENSES PROGRAM DESCRIPTION AND PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES AND REVENUE CONSISTED OF THE FOLLOWING AT DECEMBER 31, 2024: EXPENSES 1) YOUTH DEVELOPMENT - $ 79,631,282 2) HEALTHY LIVING - $ 63,112,558 3) SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - $ 42,471,933 REVENUE 1) YOUTH DEVELOPMENT - $ 14,508,824 2) HEALTHY LIVING - $ 71,872,655 3) SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - $ 49,493,410 THE TOTAL PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES WERE IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 185,215,773 FOR 2024. THE PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES INCLUDE GRANTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $399,108. THE TOTAL PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE WAS IN THE AMOUNT OF $135,874,889. PLEASE ALSO SEE ABOVE FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAMS RUN BY THE YMCA OF GREATER NEW YORK. THE PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES INCLUDE SCHOLARSHIPS PAID TO INDIVIDUALS PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE I FOR MORE DETAILS REGARDING GRANTS PAID IN 2024.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 1959.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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